by Karen Phillips | Feb 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
I spent the better part of 2020 participating in an intensive Coach Training program that focused on core wisdom (from ancient wisdom and modern science) and life’s fundamentals. As part of the program, we all had to participate in an obstacle course race. The...
by Karen Phillips | Feb 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
In 2011, I watched my partner lose a few kilos – initially 2kgs, ultimately about 10kgs. For a man in his late 40s, he had a six-pack! I was a happy woman Anyway, all he did was make one change to what he ate – just one – and the weight seemingly just melted off him....
by Karen Phillips | Feb 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
In the middle of the year, within a relatively short space of time, I had two people say to me, “I think you’d like the book, The Tattooist of Auschwitz”. Within two weeks of the second mention of that book, I saw that book – at my mother-in-law’s place. Well, when...
by Karen Phillips | Feb 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
We all ‘know’ that exercise is important. However, as we get older, exercise becomes even more important. If you are a woman over 50 (or of any age for that matter), weight-bearing exercise (eg strength exercises) becomes even more important (for maintaining muscle...
by Karen Phillips | Feb 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
English is a funny language at times – sometimes in a humorous way, and sometimes in that strange kind of way. I find it interesting how we can have the same word or phrase, yet in different contexts, it can mean entirely different things. In a recent conversation,...
